Angry Locals with Megaphones

27/09/2026

“SYSTEM WORKING AS INTENDED”

When 97% of surveyed residents voted NO to the McDonald's in the Aldi car park, Kwinana Councillor Matthew Rowse claimed Roger Cook’s DAP system is "working as intended."

Let’s be clear: when a planning system overrides 97% of the community, it isn't working for residents—it's broken.

What are your thoughts on Councillor Rowse defending the DAP decision?

What do think of councillor Mathew Rowse comments?

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05/09/2026

🚨August Council Meeting confirmed over 6% of local families are behind on their rates payments — 4.5% rate rise last year—after a 22% increase over the past five years?

Where is all our money really going? 🤔

Instead of council managing funds wisely, the Council has splurged on big CEO and directors pay rises, increased council staff jobs while endorsing Aboriginal consultative committees.

Meanwhile our councillors approved a 3-bin and verge pickup system that cost more, with reduced bin sizes and leave rubbished in the verges of our suburbs while councillors claims the system is working.

And our beloved Recquatic Centre?

It’s so neglected that they’re still using plastic buckets to catch roof leaks during rain.

Are you happy with how your rates are being spent?

Or are you sick of being treated like Council’s personal cash machine while they ignore what locals actually need?

🗣️ What do you think?

25/08/2026

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25/08/2026

We need a real change to get back on the right track.

23/08/2026

Development Assessment Panel (DAP) - dont let it happen to your community

21/08/2026

Roger Cook completely misread the room—and the Secret Harbour electorate—by parachuting in a candidate with so many skeletons in the closet and massive allegiance questions.

Hiding her from the media so she doesn't have to address her past employment and conflicts of interest says it all. How can she stand up in Parliament against policies that hurt local families when she's tied to big corporate interests? Is she actually there to represent our community, or just to rubber-stamp Roger Cook's laws while locals continue to pay the highest utility bills in the country?

WA Labor has used the advantages of incumbency to raise $1.6 million since May, ahead of a by-election in the once safe seat of Secret Harbour.

20/08/2026

Disgusted to learn Kwinana Council sold off historic First ‘Municipal Roads Board Office’ for demolition—with zero community consultation!

Mayor Peter Feasey and Cr Michael James Brown spin this sell-off as "honouring our past while looking to the future," but don't be fooled by the PR posturing.

"Giving the site a new chapter" is just code for bulldozing our local heritage and selling off public land to private developers for a short-term cash grab.

The biggest slap in the face?

Council explicitly listed this historic 1954 First Municipal Roads Board Office under a Category B "High level of protection" on their own Heritage List. Yet, they exploited legal loopholes to approve its destruction behind closed doors.

From driving Kwinana’s early industrial roots to housing St John Ambulance, this building is part of Medina's DNA.

Now, private developers profit while residents lose a valuable public asset forever.

Once our heritage is bulldozed, it’s gone.

This is just another example of how Mayor Peter Feasey and our councillors approved eroding our heritage and environment of Kwinana.

19/08/2026

Honestly, I am so over being woken up in the middle of the night by those bloody dirt bikes.

It feels like every night some idiot is racing their unlicensed bike down the street, tearing up the parks and roundabouts, and keeping the whole neighbourhood awake.

Roger Cook and his Police Ministers cannot provide a police force and enforce laws that protect families, properties, and homes.

09/08/2026

🚨 DON'T LET KWINANA BECOME THE NEXT COCKBURN CENTRAL! 🚨

The City 20-year draft Precinct Structure Plan sets of Kwinana up for heavy high-density development like Cockburn Central.

Behind the glosy brochers and corporate buzzwords, this plan opens the door to taller buildings, crowded living, traffic gridlock, and concrete replacing our green space.

What in the draft Precinct Structure Plan:

• 🏢 High-Rise Overcrowding: Buildings increasing to 4–6 storeys (and potentially higher) with up to 933 new homes packed into the city centre.

• 🚗 Traffic & Parking Nightmares: Massive density means congested local roads and severe parking shortages—just like Cockburn Central.

• 🌳 Loss of Local Character: High-density concrete taking over the green, spacious, family-friendly feel we love about Kwinana.

• 🛑 Losing Our Voice: Roger Cooks State Government reforms are stripping planning power from local councils and handing approvals to un-elected State panels.

If you love Kwinana as it is and want to preserve our community's green, spacious feel, make your voice heard before feedback closes on September 2nd!

✍️ consider Submit Your Objection

Copy and paste this message into the survey form:

"I oppose the draft Precinct Structure Plan in its current form. I am deeply concerned that high-density rezoning and 4–6 storey developments will turn Kwinana into a congested concrete jungle similar to Cockburn Central. Allowing multi-storey builds will impact residential privacy, block sunlight, and cause major traffic congestion. Local residents should have the final say—not un-elected State planning panels. I urge the City to protect our green suburban character."

👉 Submit your feedback here:

https://lovemykwinana.com/projects/city-centre-precinct/surveys/secure_form/survey/draft-kwinana-city-centre-precinct-plan-feedback-survey

05/08/2026

Why are Kwinana Families Footing the Bill for Premier Cook's 3-Bin Waste System?

Premier Roger Cook forced councils across WA to switch to the new 3-bin FOGO waste system—leaving Kwinana residents with three years of debt just to pay off the cost of the new bins and their delivery.

While we're stuck in that debt, councillors at the July meeting approved handing over another $180,000 of ratepayer funds just for basic research—$80,000 to study the 3-bin rollout and $100,000 to study a potential waste drop-off site.

Mind you, this $100k isn't even for building a waste site; it's purely to run a study on a potential one!

If we had stayed on our standard 2-bin setup, we wouldn't be spending a single cent of that $180,000.

Why hasn't the council published the true, complete cost of this entire 3-bin transition on their website for residents to see?

If Premier Cook wants to force these changes on Kwinana, the State Government should pick up the tab.

State-forced changes must come with state funding—Premier Cook needs to pay for his own ideas!

July Council Minutes:https://www.kwinana.wa.gov.au/CityOfKwinana/files/72/72408d2b-4bcb-47d1-978d-7bdb54c84ab5.pdf